I don’t have a test kit for phosphate but my nitrate is at 5-10 but i am having issues with corals now and green hair algae growing fast. All I have is 3 fish(Maroon clown, Lyretail anthias, Starry blenny) I feed frozen 2x a day, I have tons of chaeto, which keeps nitrates down. How can I get phosphate under control? I don’t understand.
Phosphate high
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You really need to test with a reliable test kit before you take steps to adjust your water chemistry
I'm reading two issues. 1. Problems with coral 2. Hair algae
Perhaps you could share a little more about your system. The tank volume and age would be helfpul to know. What type of filtration are you using? What corals are you keeping and which ones are having problems? What are the other water parameters
1. I recommend adding herbivores to control the algae.
2. Get a phosphate test kit. I use the hanna. Check the same time of day and ideally prior to any feeding as phosphates in foods may affect your measurements.
You can bottom out the phosphates and still get algae, or you can run a system with high phosphates like mine has been and have next to no problem algae because of the herbivores and clean up crew. More info though, would be the first step prior to any intervention.
I bought a hanna ulr phosphate today, but my tank is 32.5 gallons. Literally 3 fish, 3 shrimp, 2 snails but somehow my phosphate is through the roof? I do 5-10 gallon water changes weekly, i have a mountain of growing chaeto so idk. maybe swap out chaeto for protien skimmer?
